Cees SchrauwersChairman

Cees joined EC3 Legal as chairman in 2015. He has more than 35 years financial services experience. He is Chairman and Commissioner of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and was a Senior Independent Director of Record Plc.

He has served as Managing Director of Aviva International and CGU Insurance and he held a number of senior positions in Commercial Union covering both the general insurance and life sectors. He was instrumental in the mergers with General Accident and Norwich Union which resulted in the creation of Aviva plc. Following the merger he was appointed Managing Director of Aviva International, gaining valuable experience in dealing with regulators across the globe, including North America.

Cees served as Senior Independent Director of Brit Insurance PLC and as a Non-Executive Director Brit Syndicates Limited. He was also a Non-Executive Director of Canopius Holdings UK Limited and Canopius Managing Agents Limited and a Director of Munich Re (UK) plc. Prior to this he was a Partner at Coopers & Lybrand. He has served as an Independent Director at Scottish Widows plc.

He has an economics degree from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He lives with his family near London and enjoys rugby union and racing sailing boats.